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- Dictionaryac·cu·mu·late/əˈkyo͞om(y)əˌlāt/
verb
- 1. gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: "investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence"
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The meaning of ACCUMULATE is to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass. How to use accumulate in a sentence.
ACCUMULATE definition: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
Synonyms for ACCUMULATE: increase, rise, accelerate, swell, expand, multiply, climb, proliferate; Antonyms of ACCUMULATE: decrease, diminish, lessen, recede, contract, dwindle, wane, disperse
ACCUMULATE meaning: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
Accumulate definition: to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. See examples of ACCUMULATE used in a sentence.
/əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ Verb Forms. [transitive] accumulate something to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time synonym amass. I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune. We have accumulated a great amount of evidence.
To accumulate means to gather, usually in large quantities. Let's hope your boyfriend is not the type to accumulate girlfriends. The root of accumulate is cumulus which means "mound" or "heap."
